Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-24
Mrs. Cleveland Visits the Senate

MIS- IItNeIaUu flSllS Tie SeUdlt.
A Washington Correspondent of The
Baltimore American writes: About
o'clock to-day the senate suddenly seem
ed to awake, as if out of sleep. very
unim pOrtant bill was before the senate
body, but, as if by magic every one of the
senators on the floor seemed determined
to speak on that bill, Senators Blackburn,
Ransom, and Butler, who are considered
and consider themselves the ladies' men
par excellence, did their best to gain the
presidents eye; Senator Dawes thrust
his hands further in into his pockets and
looked up toward the gallery; Senators
Malone, Vance, Eustis, Gibson and Vest
all put on their best looks, and after a
short time, even John Sherman lett the
presidents chair and went on the floor
and began to say few words on this very
unimportant bill. The people in the
gallery wondered what could be the mat
ter. Finally several senators came out
of the cloak-room, with hair neatly
brushed, and left the senate chamber.
In few minutes the self-same senators
entered the executive gallery, and made
the greatest haste-one or two almost
falling over each Other-tO get down to
the front row to speak to a charming lady
dressed in long, brickred plush dol
man, trimmed with fur, and wearing a
saucy looking hat. The lady was Mrs.
Cleveland. When it was known that the
presinent's wife, with her mother, Mrs.
Folsom, and her Buffalo friends, and Col.
Wilson, u. s. A, were in the gallery, no
one wondered at the spirit on the floor.
Mrs. Cleveland looked lovely. Her new
cloak was most becoming, and her new
hat was of the latest fashion. 1t resembles
something OF the shape of a gentielI ans
high silk hat, only it was more on the
Mother Hubbard peak order. A pretty
black feather foated from the lofty
pinnacle of the crown, and a dainty little
black veil covered half her pretty face.
She held a perfect levee, for senators
came as fast as they ceased speaking to
have word with her. Both republicans
and democrats went to say 'tHow do you
do?" 1t is strange, but very few care to
go to the white house when the president
holds reception, but they always rush
to speak to Mrs. Cleveland when she
comes to the capitol. ALI the time she
staid in the gallery the debate on the
floor waxed warm, and large amount of
senatorial eloquence was expended for
Mrs. Cleveland's benefit. But when she
left the gallery the debate ceased at once,
and She old-time dullness fell upon the
body. AS Mrs. Cleveland and her friends
left the gallery nearly everyone in the
adjacent galleries followed her. and when
she went down stairs with Col Wilson
and Senator Gibson she seemed to be
leading procession. On the stairway
Senator Palmer and Henderson said
How do you dor" 30 Mrs. Cleveland and
har frip A
the foot of the steps to have good look
at the presidents wife. When she moved
away along the carridors to the carriage
the crowd followed eager for one glim pse
of the first lady in the land.
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